Regular iron or steam generator iron?

[ForSaleChesterDraws]

Our iron is on its last legs after one too many drops on the floor.

I've done a search on her, good housekeeping etc and still can't decide what to buy. I want to spend less than £100. Most of the steam generators that are recommended on previous threads are £150+.

Am I best getting a fancier regular iron or a lower end budget steam generator?

[SheSparkles]

I got a steam generator from Also a few months back for around £30-it's amazing!

[SheSparkles]

That would be Aldi!

[PickAChew]

Just bought a new iron and they all seem to have the same problems. I;ve concluded that most irons on sale are shit.

[shinynewusername]

Depends on how much ironing you do and what sort. If you iron sheets and lots of cotton shirts, a steam generator is worth its weight in gold. But, if you mainly iron artificial fabrics and not in huge quantities, I don't think they're worth the faff & extra cost.

[ForSaleChesterDraws]

We iron our bedding and DH wears a proper cotton shirt a day (with bloody double cuffs) and DS starts school so more shirts! Yay!
I'd say it's 60% cotton, 40% other stuff.

[Oblomov17]

Tefal steam generator iron. I wouldn't go back to a normal iron ever again. Ever. This is my second one, in 20 years. I couldn't use a normal iron now.

[ForSaleChesterDraws]

Which Tefal one? The ones with good reviews on Amazon are all over £150ish and I ideally want to spend less than £100.

[BigGreenOlives]

I don't know if there's a Robert Dyas near you but they usually have them at a good price. I think a steam generator iron halves how long our ironing takes (sheets, pillowcases, shirts etc).

[Ulysses]

I got a Hanari steam generator from Asda's about 5 years and it still works but I was having to give the water tank a good thud to get in properly. Anyway I got a Philips one to replace it and I'm sure it was £170 reduced to £140. It's great but there's a bigger difference between a normal iron and a basic steam generator, than the basic to fancier one.

[bruffin]

I have a morphy richards steam generater which i am pleased with. Worth looking on the morphy richatd own site as they often have good bargains

[Goingtobeawesome]

This is timely for me as mine packed up yesterday. I have 20 shirts, 11 pairs of trousers and two pleated kilts to iron a week. Current iron gets through a lot of water, even when I'm not using the steam bit.

[Ifailed]

What's your DH's view, which would he prefer to use when ironing his shirts?

[Havingahorridtime]

Steam generator is the better option. When the water tank broke on our steam generator we had to use the old iron for a few weeks and DH complained so much about it you would have thought he was using an old metal iron that was heated by an open fire.

[Onthehighseas]

Steam generator without a doubt. So much lighter, better steam pressure and less refilling. Ours is a cheap Philips one and has been going for about 10 years and there are lots of cheapish ones on Argos with good reviews.

[ForSaleChesterDraws]

Ifailed- DH does his own ironing and has told me to buy what I want.

[ForSaleChesterDraws]

I went for this one. Used a 10% code and then got a further 7% cash back on Quidco. www.morphyrichards.co.uk/products/ironing/steam-generator-irons/Morphy-Richards-332001-Power-Steam-Elite-Steam-Generator-Iron.html